. The substance of a journal during a residence at the Red River colony, British North America : and frequent excursions among the North West American Indians in the years 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823. e, tokindle a fire large enough to boil the kettle,and cook the wild fowl that we had shot. Thenext day we forded Broad River, on the banksof which we saw several dens, which the bearshad scratched for shelter: and seeing thesmoke of an Indian tent at some distancebefore us, in the direction we were going, wequickened our step, and reached it before westopped to breakfast. We found the wTholefamily cl
. The substance of a journal during a residence at the Red River colony, British North America : and frequent excursions among the North West American Indians in the years 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823. e, tokindle a fire large enough to boil the kettle,and cook the wild fowl that we had shot. Thenext day we forded Broad River, on the banksof which we saw several dens, which the bearshad scratched for shelter: and seeing thesmoke of an Indian tent at some distancebefore us, in the direction we were going, wequickened our step, and reached it before westopped to breakfast. We found the wTholefamily clothed in deer-skins, and upon ahunting excursion from Churchill. The In-dian, or rather a half-breed, was very com-municative, and told me that though he wasleading an Indian life, his father was formerly M 2 164 CURIOUS HIEROGLYPHIC. a master at one of the Companys Posts, andproposed accompanying our party to the Fac-tory. He had two sons, he said, who weregone in the pursuit of a deer; and, on quittingthe encampment to travel with us, he wouldleave some signs for them to follow us on theirreturn. They were the following, and drawnupon a broad piece of wood, which he preparedwith an 1. To intimate that the family was gone forward. 2. That there was a Chief of the party. 3. That he was accompanied by a European servant* 4. And also by an Indian. 5. That there were two Indians in company. 6. That they should follow. It is a common custom with the Indians topaint hieroglyphic characters on dressed buf-faloe skins or robes; and a variety of figuresare drawn on many of those which they barterat the Companys Posts. In the representationof a victory achieved over an enemy, the MODE OF TRAVELLING. 165 picture of the Chief is given, with the markof his nation, and those of the warriors whoaccompanied him. A number of little imagespoint out how many prisoners were taken;while so many human figures without headsshew the number who were slain. Such arethe expressive signs of a barba
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